1841 
THE CULTIVATOR 323 
MONTHLY NOTICES—TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. 
Communications have been received, since our last, from Schuy¬ 
ler Worden, M. Quinby, M., Win. R. Prince, R. T., J. W,, Ik Mar¬ 
vel, War dwell, Farnham & Brown, F. A. Sayres, J. B. M’Clel- 
land, Chemical Student, P., H. A. W., P., Subscriber, D. A. O g- 
den. , - , 
\fy=* Several communications intended for this No., are delayed, 
to make room for Gov. Wright’s Address. 
Books, Pamphlets, &c., have been received as follows : 
The Agricultural Magazine and Farmer’s Journal, London, 
from F. Crisp, Esq., editor. The last No. was accompanied by a 
dozen beautifully executed lithographic prints of domestic ani¬ 
mals, for which Mr. C. will accept our thanks .—Commerce and 
Navigation of the Mississippi , as also that appertaining to the city 
of St. Louis, a very valuable pamphlet of 32 pages, by Thomas 
Allen, Esq., from the author,— Catalogue of the Ashton Nurse¬ 
ries of Thomas Hancock, near Burlington, N. J —— Constitution 
of the Chicago Hort. Society , with lists of officers and members.- 
transactions of the Highland Ag. Society of Scotland, from the 
Society. - -The Transactions qf the Mass. Hort. Society , for 1843- 
4-5-6, from B. V. French, Esq.. Vice President of the Society.--— 
J Dombey and Son , Parts 10 and 11, illustrated edition, from the 
publishers. Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia.— —History of the 
Press of Western New-York, by Fred. Follett, Esq . copies from L. 
H. Redfield, Esq., Syfacuse, and D. T. T. Moo're, Esq., Ro¬ 
chester.- Norman's Southern Agricultural Almanac , for 1848; 
edited by Thos. Affleck, Escj., an admirable work of the kind, 
devoted exclusively to the Agricultural interests of the South. 
Queens Co. Agricultural Society— The annual exhibition 
of this society is to be held at Hempstead on the 8th inst. The 
Prize List is very extensive, and cannot fail to draw out a large 
array of live stock, dairy products, grains, farm implements, 
vegetables, fruits, flowers, &c. The address will be delivered by 
Dr. Stevens of New-York. 
Imported Leicester Ram. —We lately saw a su¬ 
perior Leicester ram, belonging to Richard Ferris, 
Esq., of Eaton Rapids, Michigan. This fine animal 
was imported last December, by Dr. F. T. Ferris, of 
New-York, a brother of the gentleman above-named. 
On the 28th of May last, this ram yielded fifteen 
pounds of wool, (unwashed.) He is three years old, 
and is estimated to weigh 225 pounds. We trust he 
will arrive safe at Mr. F.’s farm in Michigan, where 
we have no doubt he will prove useful in increasing the 
size, early maturity, and fattening tendency of the 
sheep of that section. 
Substitute for Hoops in Baleing Hay. —Mr. 
Cornelius H. Vanderzee, of Coeymans, wishes to 
know whether any substitute for hoops, in baling hay, 
could be used to advantage. Has any one tried the 
outer fibre of the sun-flower'? Or >s there any other 
plant, or any tree, the outer coating or bark of which 
has been found useful in this or a similar business % It 
is proper to state that for hay, an article would be re¬ 
quired of equal strength to a common rope of hemp or 
manilla, of half an inch in diameter. 
Fine Wooled Sheep.— -Among our advertisements 
will be found that of Mr. Smith, for the sale of his 
sheep. The following paragraph from a letter of his, 
furnishes an account of the origin of his flock. Some 
samples of wool forwarded to us, are of extra quality: 
“ Upwards of twenty years ago, I purchased three full- 
blooded Merino ewes, for which I paid thirty-five' dol¬ 
lars. They were descended from Col. Humphrey’s 
flock, of Connecticut. With these, and a selection 
from my father’s flock, which at that time was one of 
the best in the country, I commenced the business of 
breeding fine-wooled sheep, About this time the Saxon 
fever commenced, and I procured the best Saxony 
bucks to use for my sheep, having especial regard to 
the fineness of the fleece. I bred from Saxon bucks 
until I found that my fleeces averaged but 2 lbs. 
10 oz. of wool, and the constitution of the sheep was 
greatly enfeebled. For about twelve years past I 
have bred from heavy fleece bucks of good constitution 
and fineness of fleece. With these bucks I have raised 
the weight of the fleeces of my whole flock to 41bs. 4 
oz. per head, and I anticipate with tfiy present buck 
to bring them up to five pounds per head, My lambs 
for two seasons past, have averaged 4-§lbs. My sheep' 
at present are very hardy, and it is very seldom I lose 
one,” 
Fine Fruit, -^-We are indebted to Mr, D, B. Kirt- 
land, of the Cantonment Farm, Greenbush, for very 
fine samples of Skillman’s melon, two samples of supe¬ 
rior peaches, specimens of the Imperial gage plum, 
and a very good seedling plum of his own raising, and 
specimens of a very fine apple, probably the Hawthorn- 
den. 
We have also received from David Cole, Shaker 
Village, Watervliet, fine specimens of the Spanish 
watermelon, and musk-melon. 
Summer Bon Chretien Pear.—^M r, D,A. Buckley, 
Williamstown, Mass,, has left us a sample of this pear. 
Mr. Downing describes this as being one of the oldest 
pears known, having been cultivated all over Europe 
for the last two centuries. It ripens the last of August 
or early in September, In regard to its quality, Mr, 
Downing says—though a sweet and pleasant pear, 
it wants the flavor of our finer sorts, and does not de¬ 
serve a place in a small garden.” 
Preserving Green Corn for Winter.-— -Mr. C. 
H. Tomlinson, of Schenectady, informs us that he saves 
green corn for table use in winter, by the following 
mode. Whep sweet corn is in the proper state for 
boiling,- the ears are gathered, the outer husks stripped 
off, leaving only a single layer next the corn. The 
ears are then packed in a clean tight barrel, and 
covered with strong brine. It will keep a year. When 
wanted, the husk is taken off, the corn cut from the 
cob and soaked in fresh water for thirty-six hours, or 
till the salt is entirely extracted. By shifting the 
water, the freshening process is hastened. It is 
boiled in the same manner as ordinary sweet corn, and 
when cookod, about a table spoonful of-sugar to two 
quarts of corn is mixed with it, and it is considered in 
no way inferior to corn just picked from the stalk. 
Middlesex Co.- (Ct.) Ag. Society.— We are in¬ 
debted to Wm. Makinster, Esq., for the list of pre¬ 
miums to be awarded at the next Cattle Show of this 
Society, which is to be held at Middletown, on the 6th, 
7th, 8th, and 9th of this month. 
Securing Vegetables.— Potatoes should be dug 
and housed before the ground freezes. If they are in 
the least touched by frost, they are more liable to rot; 
and even if they are not actually frozen, they may be¬ 
come so chilled that their quality for keeping is in¬ 
jured. It is generally better to dig them soon after 
they get ripe. If the ground is dry, the potates will 
not suffer by remaining in it till the approach of frosty 
weather, but if the ground is wet, they will be better 
off in a cool, dry cellar. Apother inducement for dig- 
gimg early, is, that after the potatoes get ripe and the 
vines die, the ground is very liable to be overrun by 
weeds, which greatly increases the labor of taking up 
the crop. Turneps, beets, cabbages. Sic., may remain 
. out till the first of November—in fact, if the weather 
is mild during the month of October, these articles 
generally continue to grow till through that month. 
Carrots and parsnips are sometimes left out all winter. 
Parsnips stand the frost without injury, but carrots, in 
this latitude, are generally more or less injured, and 
frequently spoiled. Indeed, it is better to dig the 
